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How to Win the Google Reviews Game in 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Reviews are a key to ensuring new customers keep walking through your doors and legions of SEO experts are focused on ranking your website higher on Google Search Results and becoming Local SEOs to rank your Restaurant higher on Google Maps. You need to actively manage your reviews as a cornerstone of your business strategy.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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7 Proven Ways To Increase Online Order Volume For Your Restaurant

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Youll learn how to: Make your website easier to use Improve your restaurants online visibility so more customers find you Offer rewards to create more repeat customers Leverage third-party apps to drive more customers to your direct ordering system And so much more. The first step is making sure your website is mobile-friendly.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." Landlord/Tenant Disputes : in my practice, I have seen a huge increase in lease disputes.

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The Complete Guide to Online Ordering Systems for Restaurants

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Whether its takeout, delivery, or even in-house orders via QR codes, customers want a seamless and convenient way to order online. In 2025, the US online food delivery market is expected to reach $424.9 billion in revenue. Customers expect to browse menus, place orders, and pay for their meals with just a few taps of their phones.

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The Best Restaurant Technology Of 2025

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An inventory management system with automated restocking alerts keeps your stock levels in check. Most of the restaurant technology tools operators use every day were first introduced years ago, but it wasnt until the 2020 Tech Boom, brought on by COVID-19, that widespread adoption became essential. Identify your biggest pain points.

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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Marketing: Strategies for Restaurant Operators In 2025

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Between online reservations, third-party delivery apps, and direct ordering from your website, digital interactions often happen before a guest ever steps through your doors. 4 Reasons Why You Cant Ignore Restaurant Marketing in 2025 Restaurant marketing in 2025 isnt just a nice-to-haveits a necessity. Everything is getting more expensive.

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